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Falken Tires is expanding its popular Falken WILDPEAK A/T3WA tire within the Toyota family, with fitment now available for the 2024 Toyota Sequoia TRD Off-Road.

The Bridgestone BATTLAX HYPERSPORT S23 is the latest product in Bridgestone’s BATTLAX range of premium motorcycle tires, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2023. Delivering various performance improvements over its predecessor, the BATTLAX HYPERSPORT S23 is a next-generation sports tire that’s engineered to meet the requirements of sporty riding on asphalt, featuring increased levels of exceptional dry grip performance1 when riding on circuits or cornering on mountain roads.

DuPont™ Liveo™ announced that its investment in Renewable Energy Credits (REC) to cover electricity consumption at the company’s Healthcare Industrial Materials Site (HIMS) facility in Hemlock, Michigan, has resulted in a 69 percent reduction in the site’s operational emissions versus a 2019 baseline.

Specialty polymer additives, dispersions, and release agent manufacturer Polymer Solutions Group, LLC (PSG) announced that it has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product Label for its patented functional process aids, SureMix® CO² and SureMix® S6.

ENGEL is continuing to extend its lead in the global EcoVadis sustainability ranking. The company was again able to achieve Platinum status in the autumn of 2023 and now ranks among the top 1% of the world’s most sustainable companies due to strong initiatives.

After almost 90 years, the traditionally Munich-based company moved its headquarters from Allach to Parsdorf. Covering 156,000 square meters, the new site brings together Corporate Headquarters, Injection Molding, Reaction Process Machinery, Additive Manufacturing, and Mechanical Production. Automation and the Spare Parts Warehouse, previously located in Schwaig and Plauen, will also be completely integrated into the new plant in the coming months. Like the other three new sites, Parsdorf runs as a Smart Factory, which uses sustainable modern building technology.

Monolith, a global leader in commercial scale carbon black production using the methane pyrolysis process, recently appointed Adres Gil as a technical sales representative.

Yokohama Tire announced it has renewed its partnership with the United States Auto Club (USAC) as the official tire partner and presenting sponsor for the USAC-sanctioned Porsche Sprint Challenge North America and USA West by Yokohama for the 2024 season. The sponsorship agreement will mark its fourth consecutive season.

November 2 – Course: Sponge Rubber 101 – This course was developed for those who currently make flexible cellular elastomer products and wish to expand their knowledge or students wanting to gain insights into these materials and how they can be used.

November 6 – Webinar: Elastomers for Selective Gas Separation, including Carbon Capture – This webinar is designed for researchers and technologists in both the rubber and membrane industries, since the use of various types of elastomeric membranes to permit selective permeation of gases will be presented.

November 9 – Career Catalyst Webinar: Using LinkedIn to Increase Your Visibility in the Job Search – In this webinar, learn how to make your LinkedIn profile stand out and learn some “insider” tricks to build your online presence.

November 14 – Course: Advanced Rubber Compounding & Testing – This course is an in-depth coverage of rubber compounding and testing. It will include classroom, laboratory and factory experiences.

Dow is back with its 2023/2024 edition of its Packaging Innovation Awards (PIA), the packaging industry’s premier accolade for recognizing breakthroughs in technological advancement, sustainability and enhanced user experience. As one of the industry’s longest-running independently judged awards, the global program – now into its 35th edition – will be held in Asia-Pacific this year as the region plays host for the first time to both the judging event and awards ceremony. This marks a milestone for the awards as it continues its purpose of highlighting innovative packaging across industries and geographies.